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UK Mediators To Assist in Indian Backlog

India has requested assistance from UK mediators to assist in clearing a backlog of 29 million disputes, this article states.

UK Small Claims Mediation Service Wins International Awards

The Small Claims Mediation Service, which is run by Her Majestey's Courst Service has beaten 37 applications from 15 Europena Countries.

Mediation: The New European Directive

This is a very short summary of the Mediation Directive, set in the context of abstracts from two keynote speeches; one by Lord Phillips and the second by the Master of the Rolls. It cross-refers to Mediation FAQs that are published in 14 languages.

Senior UK Judge gives speech on future of mediation

Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls, gave a speech on the future of civil mediation in the UK at the conference of the UK's Civil Mediation Council, in Birmingham, England on 12th May 2008.   See attached link for full text.

Costs penalties for delaying mediation

The Technology and Construction Court has decided that a party who succeeds in litigation may still not recover some of their legal costs from the losing party if they unreasonably delayed a mediation.   Although no ...

Launch of 'The Mediator Magazine'

Wednesday, 21st November 2007

A new online mediator magasine, 'The Mediator Magazine', launched this month in the UK.  See weblink below for details. 

Small Claims Mediation Service at Manchester County Court

Tuesday, 23rd October 2007

In April 2005 the Ministry of Justice (then the Department of Constitutional Affairs -DCA) established a pilot scheme at Manchester County Court offering free, in-court mediation in small claims cases issued at the court. In June 2005 the ...

UK Government review employment dispute resolution

Wednesday, 21st March 2007

The UK government is reviewing dispute resolution procedures for resolving disputes in, and arising from, the workplace.   The full consultation papers are available on the Department for Trade and Industry website at the link shown...

UK Government review encourages mediation for IP disputes

Friday, 9th February 2007

The UK Government-commissioned Gowers Review of Intellectual Property in the UK expressly acknowledges the role that mediation has to play in Intellectual Property disputes. Commenting that mediation is "poorly used and understood", it encourage...

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